BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cf9ccea3-ee20-459c-a9e2-a11ab75a832f.185684@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20180220T144619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180220T144619Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Room 131 SUMMARY:Bear Breaks Weekend Immersion: Health and Wellness in Our Community DESCRIPTION:If you would like a taste of immersion without commiting to a whole weekend or week\, join us in this experience. This is your opportun ity to learn more about the health of our community in Springfield\, Miss ouri. \n\n\nMind and Body: Health and Wellness in Our Community\n\n\nIn S pringfield\, the priority health issues are lung disease\, cardiovascular disease and mental health. Tobacco use is around 21% in Springfield\, th ree points higher than the national average and this drastically affects the health of individuals. Smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer deaths a nd 32% of coronary heart disease deaths. Because of this\, health care ac cess and mental health are important areas of focus. During this immersio n\, we will serve with organizations developing steps to combat these iss ues and work toward understanding our own health and wellness. We will le arn about the root causes of health issues in Springfield and recognize h ow we can take steps to change these numbers in the future.\n\n\nParticip ants will be starting the morning with yoga\, learning about health issue s within our community and serving with Springfield Community Gardens in the afternoon.\n\n\nLunch will be provided. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p></ p>\n<p>If you would like a taste of immersion without commiting&nbsp\;to a whole weekend or week\, join us&nbsp\;in this experience. This is your opportunity to learn more about the health of our community in Springfiel d\, Missouri.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Mind and Body: Health and Wellness i n Our Community</strong></p>\n<p>In Springfield\, the priority health iss ues are lung disease\, cardiovascular disease and mental health. Tobacco use is around 21% in Springfield\, three points higher than the national average and this drastically affects the health of individuals. Smoking c auses 87% of all lung cancer deaths and 32% of coronary heart disease dea ths. Because of this\, health care access and mental health are important areas of focus. During this immersion\, we will serve with organizations developing steps to combat these issues and work toward understanding ou r own health and wellness. We will learn about the root causes of health issues in Springfield and recognize how we can take steps to change these numbers in the future.</p>\n<p>Participants will be starting the morning with yoga\, learning about health issues within our community and servin g with Springfield Community Gardens in the afternoon.</p>\n<p>Lunch will be provided.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20180303T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20180303T170000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://www.givepulse.com/event/70070-Springfield-Immersion-Mind-and-B ody-Health-and-Wellness-in-Our-Community CATEGORIES:Current Students,Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR